Now, we learn how to formulate a command in the
nosotros form using
pronouns. These can either be reflexive, direct object, or indirect object pronouns. Let's look at the verb
levantarse, which you may or may not know means, in its reflexive sense, "to get up(out of bed)". This infinitive verb contains a reflexive pronoun.
To make this a command, we formulate the verb in the normal sense by applying the opposite vowel to
levantar, which for -ar verbs, is
e. Therefore, the
nosotros command for this verb is
levantemos.
Now, an interesting thing occurs here. To make this a straight
nosotros command using the reflexive pronoun, we need to do 2 things: 1)we need to add an accent to the second-to-last syllable (penultimate) on the command root, and 2)we have to remove the
-s from the original command word. So, we're left with
Levantémonos. Let's get up(out of bed).Notice above that the diacritical mark(accent) is placed on the opposite vowel, which is always the case when a pronoun is affixed to the command. For your visual delight, it is underlined.
For -er/-ir verbs that are regular, the opposite vowel is
a. For example, the reflexive infinitve verb
divertirse (to enjoy oneself), correctly implemented as a command, follows:
¡Divertámonos! Let's enjoy ourselves!